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"Most of all, I felt I had failed because I had not anticipated the threat. I’d been watching for men with guns and had forgotten about all of the other ways to hurt a Black child."

I feel like we could have really gotten into some thangssss with the Skinfolk chapter

"As I’ve grown older, I’ve realized the best thing I can do to honor her legacy in my own life is let go of any compulsion to explain my humanity to anyone who doesn’t recognize or value it. I recognize it. I value it. That’s what matters most. And the beauty of this moment in history, as Black women rise to the fore, is this overall rejection of personas placed upon us."